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JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com An elementary school in Leslieville will be upping its security measures after it was placed under a hold-and-secure order for two days late last month.

Thursday morning, Sept. 28, a threat was made against Duke of Connaught Junior and Senior Public School at 70 Woodfield Rd., which is in the Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue area.

Toronto police secured the school and conducted an immediate search.

Despite some reports of a threatening letter sent to a staff member, investigators have not outlined the source or nature of the threat, or who it was intended for.

At that time, Toronto police Const.

Allyson Douglas Cook said as a result of their investigation, police arrested and charged one individual on an "unrelated matter." She

said this individual is considered a "person of interest", but not a suspect.

The following day Westwood Middle School, near Carlaw and Broadview avenues in East York, was also placed under a holdand-secure order after another threat came in against that school.

Last Friday, Duke of Connaught Principal Beverly O’Brien sent home a note to parents and guardians where she reiterated staff are focused on keeping the school a caring and safe place for everyone.

In the Oct. 13 letter, O’Brien said they’ve been "working diligently" to review security as police continue to investigate the threat.

She also said they’ve had meetings with "various partners, including the City of Toronto and day-care staff, so that we are all focused on providing safe spaces for our children."

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Duke of Connaught Jr. and Sr. Public School was placed under hold and secure order for two days after threats were made against the Leslieville school on Sept. 28. some security enhancements need to be made at Duke of Connaught and the adjoining SH Armstrong Community Centre.

Moving forward, she said there would be a temporary school-based safety monitor at Duke until "more sustainable en-

hancements" are in place.

"Please know that our staff are charged with the care of your children, and that we take this responsi-

bility very seriously," she said, adding that in the end school safety is a shared responsibility.

She went on to remind parents and guardians to always use the front door buzzer to enter the school, to report to the office immediately, and to not let others into the school or prop open doors.

"And, of course, should you ever see someone behaving suspiciously, please alert the office."

Anyone with further information about the threat made against Duke of Connaught school can contact police at 416-808-5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Tips can also be left on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TorontoPolice.

There’s also a free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or BlackBerry App World.

| Beach Mirror | Thursday, October 19, 2017

School to review security measures in light of ’threat’

TRANSIT

Mayor Tory stops by Leslieville to promote SmartTrack JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com

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Toronto Mayor John Tory was joined by councillors Josh Colle, chair of the TTC, and Paula Fletcher for a press conference where he announced a SmartTrack station would be built near Gerrard Street East and Carlaw Avenue. vision and has a say in it.

"The east end needs to be properly served by public transportation," he said.

"My goal is to give Toronto neighbourhoods transit options without reliance on the car."

Prior to the press conference, Tory did a short walkabout near Gerrard Square chatting with community

niences that will come with building more and better public transit, he said it’s for the greater good.

"We’re all in this together. At the end of the day, there’s a city that moves forward," said Mamourian, adding the reason the housing market east of the Don Valley Parkway has been so successful is because developers like First Gulf (which is behind East Harbour at the former Unilever soap plant) are incorporating public transit into their plans.

Fletcher said community members have approached her about having a GO stop in the GerrardCarlaw area since she was first elected in 2003.

"It makes so much sense, but there’s lots of work to make it happen" said the Toronto-Danforth representative, adding at this point the how, when, and where of the project is still being explored.

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Mayor John Tory stopped by Leslieville recently to shop around his plan to improve public transit in the city.

The mayor visited the east end neighbourhood in advance of a SmartTrack meeting at Riverdale Collegiate Institute.

The highlight of Tory’s visit was to announce the future construction of a SmartTrack station near Carlaw Avenue and Gerrard Street East.

"What we’re going to create here is a superstation.

It’s even bigger than East Harbour," he said following a press conference at Matty Eckler Community Recreation Centre.

"You’ll have access to everywhere in the city at one place."

Tory said he wants to ensure the community is involved and supportive of his

members about their transit needs and priorities.

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Paula Fletcher, he then joined about 15 area residents and local business owners at a nearby café to further discuss his plan to get people moving more efficiently around Toronto.

Among those in attendance was Ara Mamourian, a local real estate broker and long-time east Toronto resident. Supportive of Tory’s plan, Mamourian said it only makes sense to design cities around other things than the car.

"I think it’s really important we see how we can take advantage of our existing infrastructure to improve transit," Mamourian said.

Mamourian also offered his support for investing in more public transit, like the as-of-yet funded Downtown Relief Line, which he said is key in "future-proofing" Toronto’s growth.

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housed in an old Dominion food store at 86 Blake St. When the City of Toronto first took over the building some 40-odd years ago, two kitchens - one upstairs and one on the centre’s main level - were installed.

Used extensively over the years and not once upgraded, Eastview’s upper level kitchen outlived its usefulness, executive director Kerry Bowser said.

"Our (main floor) kitchen was also desperately in need of an upgrade," he added, noting the situation really came to a head in early 2013 when Toronto Public Health ordered the centre’s upper kitchen out of commission.

"It had become so nonfunctional that it couldn’t even be used," Bowser said, adding they were forced to make some tough decisions and reduce programming when that space was deemed unusable. Further, Bowser said his team also had to "think outside the box" when it came to finding ways to

JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Helen MacDonald can’t say enough about the gleaming, state-of-the-art kitchen she uses to cook hot meals for clients of Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre’s food bank.

"I love it. I love it. I love it...

I’m so proud of this space and what is being done here to help my community," MacDonald, who lives in the Blake-Boultbee area, beamed as she prepared a mouth-watering Thanksgiving meal in the centre’s main-floor kitchen.

"I can do it all here. I’m so happy we have this space."

Eastview, which this year will serve an estimated 80,000 nutritious snacks and meals for people in the highneeds east Toronto neighbourhood, recently renovated and expanded its two kitchen facilities. Home to the Eastview Boys and Girls Club, Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre is

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Three-year-old twins Marissa (left) and Lauren Boyle have their afternoon snack inside one of Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centres new kitchens.

Eastview recently had two new kitchens installed, which helps the local community centre serve 80,000 healthy meals and snacks to thousands of its program users. pay for renovating and expanding Eastview’s wellused kitchen facilities.

Cathy Henry, the centre’s program and resource devel-

opment manager, steered that ship.

In early 2014, she started applying for various grants, and seeking and facilitating

donations for each kitchen, which each cost approximately $120,000 to rebuild and expand.

In the end, Fidelity In-

vestments, United Way of Toronto and York Region donors Peter, Catherine, Michael and Graham Clark, the Harold Ballard Foundation, and President’s Choice Children’s Charity stepped up to the plate to fund the two-part project. The Kiwanis Club of Toronto also contributed to the reconstruction of the main-floor kitchen, while Go Easy Ltd. donated the cost of labour and cabinetry for the upper-level kitchen.

The centre’s new upstairs kitchen reopened just over a year ago, while the main-level one has been operational since the summer. "(These new kitchens) have significantly changed the way we’re able to meet the needs of the community," smiled Bowser, adding because of the expansion even more people can now take part in cooking and food prep at once.

"We’re also able to provide more food programs, and serve even better snacks and meals."

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Bloor bike lanes a roadmap for cycling infrastructure What’s the problem between bikes and cars?

For years, all we seem to have been able to do is guess, and those guesses have been informed largely by where we’re sitting: on the saddle of a mountain bike, or in the seat of an automobile.

If the former, we guess the problem is the proximity to cars and the inattention of their operators; the lack of space and infrastructure on city streets to limit that proximity and maintain safety. If we’re in a car, we see cyclists as contributing to congestion, darting through traffic - trying to claim precious road space for no good reason.

Last week, Toronto Transportation staff took a lot of the guesswork out of the equation, releasing an extensive report on the year-long pilot project on the Bloor Street bike lane project. The lanes, which run 2.4 kilometres from Shaw Street to Avenue Road, were subject to intense scrutiny over that time, with some key questions posed: did they in fact increase the number of cyclists? Did they unduly impact other traffic? Did the loss of the parking that was displaced by the bike lanes harm local businesses? Did they improve safety?

Now we have some answers. The bike lanes have led to an increase in cyclists: Bloor is now the second-most popular cycling route in Toronto.

The lanes have slowed car traffic through the neighbourhood. But local businesses didn’t suffer; indeed, businesses saw a small increase in customers with the bike lanes, and the city has plans to improve movement through other adjustments.

And perhaps most importantly, things got a lot safer: there was a reduction of 44 per cent in car/bicycle interactions with the introduction of fully separated bike lanes.

Toronto council will be using that report to decide in November whether to make the bike lanes permanent, but it’s a good bet that they will follow staff recommendations and do so, as Mayor John Tory has already signalled he’ll support the permanent lanes.

The question then will become, what to do with the example of Bloor Street? The narrow, busy stretch of roadway represents one of the larger challenges when it comes to placing cycling infrastructure. If bike lanes were, as their critics have alleged, going to fail, then surely they would have failed spectacularly on Bloor.

The success of those bike lanes should spur council to support even more of them: along Bloor, along Danforth, and even beyond the downtown in Scarborough and Etobicoke and North York. Because we now know: if there is a problem between bicycles and cars, bike lanes are a great solution.

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Suburban councillors lead by delaying For some Toronto politicians, kicking a problem down the road instead of facing it is a good strategy.

Soon, you’ll see them try it again.

Rooming houses, any rooming house, are illegal in Scarborough, North York and north Etobicoke.

The city is proposing licensing them in parts of those neighborhoods - providing a legal, low-cost option for housing tenants elsewhere in Toronto already have.

Local councillors know their residents - at least those whose faces they see at public meetings - hate the idea.

But those councillors suspect they can’t win if this goes to court. As Chin Lee from Scarborough put it recently, there’s a housing

MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto shortage and housing could be considered a human right.

Such councillors have delayed legalizing rooming houses in the suburbs. They delayed throughout the last term of council, and most of this one.

Chances are, when the current proposal finally reaches Toronto Council this fall, these councillors will insist more consulta-

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tions are needed - again.

Lee and others blame neighbourhood problems on rooming house tenants. "I do know of many who drive BMWs, Porshes, but they’re not willing to spend money on housing," he told constituents at a meeting. after encouraging them to speak against the proposal at council’s Executive Committee.

Kenneth Hale of the Advocacy Centre for Tenants believes some of these local politicians are exploiting fear. Rooming houses are something they can take a ferocious stand on, he says.

But while rallying their anxious homeowners, they aren’t offering up other solutions for affordable housing in neighborhoods where it’s badly needed, or suggesting where thousands of students enrolled at the city’s

fastest-growing post-secondary institutions can live nearby.

It was the province which finally made basement apartments legal in all parts of this city.

If it’s clear suburban rooming houses are stuck in a "consultation loop," says Hale, ACTO will push to have a Ontario Municipal Board hearing, arguing outlawing rooming houses in North York, Scarborough or Etobicoke infringes on Ontario’s Human Rights Code and Canada’s Charter.

The OMB can end up writing a rooming house bylaw for the whole city, Hale says, and chances are nobody’s going to like it.

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NEARLY 1 IN 2 PEOPLE IN THE GREATER TORONTO AND HAMILTON AREA WORKFORCE HAS EXPERIENCED A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE.* Take CivicAction’s free MindsMatter assessment to discover ways to better support your employees at mindsmatter.civicaction.ca.

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l Friday, October 20 Mental Health Book Talk WHEN: 3:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Pape Danforth Library, 701 Pape Ave., Toronto CONTACT: 416-393-7727 In the spirit of Mental Health Day, join for a discussion about books with a Mental Health theme. Led

by Community Outreach Services workers.

Beach Studio Tour WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Beach neighbourhood Toronto, Queen Street East and Woodbine Avenue, Toronto CONTACT: Beach Studio Tour, http:// www.beachstudiotour.ca COST: Check out work by 23 artists at 13 studios and homes in the Beach Oct. 20 to 22. Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. l Saturday, October 21 Puppet Show: The Mud Puddle WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m WHERE: Jones Library, 118 Jones Ave., Toronto CONTACT: 416393-7715, jostaff@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Join for a special weekend showing of Fall puppet show The Mud Puddle. The Mud Puddle is a show based on the Robert Munsch classic.

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If you do not have a pick-up service for the above items, return them to a pharmacy or take them to a City Drop-off Depot.

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Apartment and condominium residents should check with their Superintendent or Property Manager about proper disposal.

Visit insidetoronto.com/events to submit your own community events for online publishing.

Shakespeare Readers WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Beaches Library, 2161 Queen Street E, Toronto CONTACT: 416-393-7703 Have fun reading Shakespeare aloud. Participants can either volunteer to read or simply listen.

Copies of the play will be available. Drop-in. l Sunday, October 22 Alpha WHEN: 6:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Waverley Road Baptist Church, 129 Waverley Rd., Toronto CONTACT: Carol Strickland, 416-694-3054, info@waverleyroadbaptist.ca, http://www.waverleyroadbaptist.ca Explore life, faith and meaning over dinner and discussion. l Friday, October 27 Coping with Grief and Loss WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m WHERE: East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen Street East, Toronto CONTACT: Joanne Gallagher, 416-778-5805, http://www.eastendchc.on.ca/ Learn about the grief process and

healthy coping strategies to deal with the many losses we experience throughout our lives.Registration is required. l Saturday, October 28 Halloween on Queen WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Kew Gardens, 2075 Queen St. E., Toronto CONTACT: Jessica Wright, 416-693-2242, office@thebeachvillage.com, http://thebeachvillage.com/ A costume contest with prizes to be won, games, crafts, inflatables, face painting, live music, magicians, stilt walkers and more at Kew Gardens and Ivan Forrest Gardens.

Toronto Silent Film Festival presents: Vampyr 1932 WHEN: 4:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m WHERE: Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen Street East, Toronto CONTACT: Shirley Hughes, torontosilentfilm@gmail.com, http:// www.foxtheatre.ca COST: $15; $13 for Fox members Vampyr (1932) directed by Carl T Dreyer .73 min.Live accompaniment by composer Laura Sgroi.

The Toronto District School Board is undertaking a Trustee Ward Boundary Review in order to align with the new City of Toronto wards recently enacted

by Toronto City Council. Members of the public are invited to provide feedback on the proposed options through public meetings and an online survey.

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For the 14th year, hundreds of enthusiastic people will be gathering at a dozen designated cheering sections/entertainment centres along the route of this Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

The Neighbourhood Challenge, a festival, celebration, and fundraiser, is a unique part of the marathon. It aims to give a little extra boost to the runners, while supporting important charitable causes.

The top five cheering sections/entertainment centres will receive cash prizes, which will be donated to organizersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; charity of choice. Celebrity judges select the winners based on the most people, people, most noise, the best costumes, and the best entertainment.

Locally, there will be four cheering sections/entertainment centres: â&#x20AC;˘ CORKTOWN at Cherry Street and Eastern Avenue, Neighbourhood Charity: Cooper Koo Family YMCA, Supported by the Corktown Residents Association and the Corktown Business Improvement Area (BIA); â&#x20AC;˘ G R E E K T OW N a t Broadview and Eastern ave n u e s, N e i g h b o u r h o o d Charity: Greek Communi-

Metrolinx is building the Eglinton Crosstown, Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new 19-kilometre light rail transit (LRT) line that will run along Eglinton Avenue with a central 10 km underground section. The Crosstown will connect Mount Dennis in the west to Kennedy Road in the east, and the new service will be up to 60% faster than the bus service today. With 25 stations and stops and connections to 3 TTC subway stations, 54 local bus routes, 3 GO Transit lines and the UP Express, the Crosstown will improve travel times and change the way we move through the heart of the city.

Join Metrolinx and its constructor, Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) at the upcoming open house and learn about the progress at the future Leaside and Laird Stations.

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Malvern Collegiate cheerleaders made up part of The Beach Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheering section along Queen Street East during the recent Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The Beach Group earned second place in the marathonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Neighbourhood Challenge and was awarded $3,000 which to go towards Community Centre 55â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Share-A-Christmas program. ty of Toronto, Supported by the Greektown BIA; â&#x20AC;˘ LESLIEVILLE/ SOUTH RIVERDALE at Coxwell Avenue and Lake S h o re B o u l eva rd E a s t , Neighbourhood Charity: the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Supported by the Leslieville BIA and local residents associations; â&#x20AC;˘ THE BEACH at Queen Street East and Kew Gardens (Lee Avenue), Neighbourhood Charity: Pega-

sus Community Project, Supported by the Beach Village BIA and the Beaches Running Club.

Each of the 12 neighbourhoods will also have a number of Neighbourhood Champions running the half or full marathon and also raising funds for charitable organizations.

Visit torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/community-and-charity/neighbourhood-challenge/ for more details.

Beach Studio Tour to feature original works Artists and artisans from Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s east end will once again be opening up their homes and studios to the public for the fall 2017 edition of the Beach Studio Tour.

The popular, self-guided art tour and sale, which was launched in 1994 and runs from west of Woodbine Avenue to east of Vic-

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Marathon spectators to support runners, charities

toria Park Avenue in the Beach neighbourhood, will run Friday, Oct. 20 from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission is free.

This time around, 23 artists/artisans will be showcasing and selling their original works at 13 loca-

tions in the community.

The Beach Studio is Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest running studio tour.

Brochures can be found at local shops and cafĂŠs or at www.beachstudiotour.ca.

For more information, email info@beachstudiotour.ca, or call Nathalie Vachon at 416-691-5195.

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When: Monday, October 30, 2017 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Where: Leaside Memorial Gardens 1073 Millwood Road

Sign up at www.thecrosstown.ca/sign-up for construction updates and download the aCrosstown mobile app to get real-time traffic information for the Eglinton corridor.

East Community Office 660 Eglinton Avenue East 416-482-7411

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Notice of Completion GO Rail Network Electrification Transit Project Assessment Process Metrolinx and Hydro One, as co-proponents, have completed an Environmental Project Report (EPR) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the GO Rail Network Electrification Project.

The Project As part of Regional Express Rail, Metrolinx is proposing to electrify GO-owned corridors. The GO Rail Network Electrification undertaking will entail design and implementation of a traction power supply system and power distribution components including: an Overhead Contact System (OCS) along the rail corridors, electrical feeder routes, and a number of traction power facilities located within the vicinity of the rail corridors.

The Study Area (see key map) includes six GO rail corridors, as well as proposed locations for the traction power facilities (i.e., Traction Power Substations, Paralleling Stations, Switching Stations) and ancillary components: • Union Station Rail Corridor – UP Express Union Station to Don Yard Layover - No Traction Power Facilities • Lakeshore West Corridor – West of Bathurst St. (Mile 1.20) to Burlington - Including two (2) Tap locations, four (4) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route • Kitchener Corridor – UP Express Spur (at Highway 427) to Bramalea - Including one (1) Traction Power Facility, one (1) feeder route • Barrie Corridor – Parkdale Junction to Allandale GO Station - Including one (1) Tap location, four (4) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route • Stouffville Corridor – Scarborough Junction to Lincolnville GO Station - Including one (1) Tap location, three (3) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route • Lakeshore East Corridor – Don River Layover to Oshawa GO Station - Including one (1) Tap location, four (4) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route 30-Day Public Review – October 11 to November 9

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The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an EPR prepared in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08 - Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (made under the Environmental Assessment Act).

The EPR for the GO Rail Network Electrification is now available for a 30-day public review period starting October 11, 2017 on the project website (www.gotransit.com/electrification) and at the following locations: Metrolinx Head Office 97 Front Street – 2nd Floor Reception Toronto, ON M5J 1E6 tel: 416-874-5900 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Central Region Office Metro Toronto District Office 5775 Yonge Street, 8th Floor North York, ON M2M 4J1 tel: 416-326-6700 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals, Access and Service Integration Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 tel: 416-314-8001 / toll-free: 1-800-461-6290 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Newmarket Public Library 438 Park Avenue Newmarket, ON L3Y 1W1 tel: 905-953-5110 Tuesday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Downtown Barrie Public Library 60 Worsley Street Barrie, ON L4M 1L6 tel: 705-728-1010 Monday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Pickering Library Central Branch 1 The Esplanade S. Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 tel: 905-831-6265 Monday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Scarborough Civic Centre Library 156 Borough Drive Scarborough, ON M1P 4N7 tel: 416-396-3599 Monday to Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Mimico Centennial Library 47 Station Road Etobicoke, ON M8V 2R1 tel: 416-394-5330 Tuesday & Wednesday: 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday & Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Oakville Public Library – Central Branch 120 Navy Street Oakville, ON L6J 2Z4 tel: 905-815-2042 Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Markham Public Library 3990 Major Mackenzie Drive East Markham, ON L6C 1P8 tel: 905-513-7977 Monday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library 175 Mostar Street Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON L4A 0Y2 tel: 905-642-7323 Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Brampton Library Chinguacousy Branch 150 Central Park Drive Brampton, ON L6T 2T9 tel: 905-793-4636 Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by November 9, 2017 to: James Hartley Manager, Environmental Programs and Assessment Metrolinx – GO Transit 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 1-888-438-6646 e-mail: electrification@metrolinx.com www.gotransit.com/electrification

Patricia Staite Environmental Planner Hydro One Networks Inc. 483 Bay Street TCT12, Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 tel: 416-345-6799 e-mail: Community.Relations@HydroOne.com www.HydroOne.com/GORailElectrification

There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or • The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right.

Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the EPR is first published. If you have discussed your issues with the proponent(s) and you object to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change by no later than November 9, 2017 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch Attn: Adam Sanzo, Project Officer 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 tel: 416-314-8001 / toll-free: 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 e-mail: EAABGen@ontario.ca All personal information included in a submission such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-314-4075.

This Notice first issued on October 11, 2017.

Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 874-5900 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646).

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Jones-Boultbee traffic signal gets green light DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com

Strategies for making the most of your small business

by Chris Traber

Conventional wisdom suggests that free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.

Professional, paid counsel, however, remains one of the strongest strategic pillars for small business entrepreneurs seeking success.

“Make use of the experts, be they lawyers, financial advisors, chartered accountants and bankers,” opined Business Development Bank of Canada finance and consulting GTA North vice-president Stephen Bald.

“Consult with quality advisors.”

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Buying expertise tops his list of the five key tactics entrepreneurs should employ to survive and thrive, said Bald, based in BDC’s Vaughan office which serves 6,200 GTA clients, one-third of whom are small businesses.

Secondly, start-ups in particular must develop a solid business plan, he said. A blue print detailing what you want to accomplish and how you are most likely to achieve goals and objectives is an absolute

necessity.

The third step, according the 17-year BDC veteran, is identifying the specific actions required to bring the plan to fruition.

“Implement those actions and make sure you have all the right resources,” said Bald of the fourth strategy. Resources include technology, manpower and finances in addition to being savvy in the burgeoning realm of social media.

The fifth element is monitoring and measuring the efficiency of your plan.

“Don’t be afraid to make changes or amendments,” he said. “Don’t be married to the plan. Be flexible.”

Many small enterprises fail because owners hope for something unforeseen that will turn fortunes around, Bald said. His best advice to those is to recognize that their first loss is their best loss.

“They need to know that some things can be outside their control,” he said. “They should be flexible to work around them.”

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There will be a new fourway traffic light at Boultbee and Jones avenues, if Toronto council goes along with a unanimous recommendation from Toronto and East York Community Council.

The vote, which came late in the Oct. 17 meeting, was unanimous in support of the traffic signal that city transportation staff recommended against but members of the surrounding community said was essential for the safety of children and teens using the crosswalk there.

"Whenever this intersection comes up in discussions amogst neighbours, ’it’s just a matter of time,’ comes up as well," said neighbourhood resident Richard Brooks. "This intersection can be safer... with the installation of traffic lights."

Others pointed out that the intersection is in a dangerous spot, near the base of a steep hill on Jones coming up underneath a CNR railway bridge. It has the effect, said residents, of encouraging drivers to dramatically exceed the posted 40 km/h speed limit coming south, and heading north impedes the sight line for the pedes-

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Toronto and East York Community Council approved a four-way traffic light at Boultbee and Jones avenues at its October meeting. Here, commuters navigate the intersection. trian crosswalk. And there have been collisions. In June, a local youth was struck while cycling through the intersection.

And staff noted two other collisions - one involving a pedestrian and another involving a cyclist - prior to 2016.

"Two weeks ago council finally approved a traffic light for Cedarvale and Cosburn, and this came after a mother was killed, and staff recommended against the light there," said Brooks.

"We’re here to ask you to take another progressive measure."

Toronto-Danforth Coun.

Paula Fletcher, who represents the area, moved to replace the pedestrian crossover with a four-way stop light. She noted that there are four schools in the area, and a community-driven pedestrian count showed that there were more than 400 crossings at the intersection in an hour in the morning.

"This should be a school safety zone," said Fletcher.

"We have four schools - it’s not just a school zone, it’s one mega school zone."

The recommendation will go to the November meeting of Toronto council.

Traffic tweak aims to alleviate Woodbine congestion DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Motorists who are fed up with traffic congestion as a result of the new bike lanes on Woodbine will be getting some relief, as Toronto and East York Community Council voted to extend leftturn prohibition at Kingston Road.

The community council voted Oct. 17 to extend the left turn prohibitions by an hour each morning and afternoon, after local councillor Mary Margaret McMahon wrote to the communi-

ty council suggesting the change.

"City staff believe an amendment to the current left turn prohibition hours could help resolve some of the operational concerns at this intersection," she wrote.

The changes will prohibit left turns from 7 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, except public holidays. Currently, the prohibition ends at 9 a.m. in the morning and 6 p.m. in the evening.

The move is intended to smooth out a rocky start

that the east-end bike lanes had when they were introduced this summer. Local residents complained that the lanes, which extend from Lake Shore Boulevard to O’Connor Drive, are under-used by cyclists and create traffic congestion.

Mayor John Tory along with local councillors McMahon and Janet Davis have been adamant that the bike lanes are there to stay.

But they promised that the city would find ways to mitigate delays and prevent cars from short-cutting through local roads.

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